Our research program explores the interaction between psychological and biological factors involved in psychological disorders and organic disease. Our program covers basic research in psychophysiology, emotion, and psychopathology, as well as applied fields in clinical psychology and behavioral medicine.

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We study the role of acute and chronic psychosocial stress and emotions in the etiology, maintenance, and progression of disease processes. We use findings from basic research to develop and evaluate new treatment techniques for patients with anxiety disorders or psychosocial interventions that support the medical treatment of respiratory and gastrointestinal disease.

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11/2008: Congratulations to Anke Seidel for winning the Obesity & Eating Disorders Special Interest Group Student Research Award of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT).

10/2008: Congratulations to Erica Ayala for winning the Best Student Presentation Award at the Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Advancement of Respiratory Psychophysiology (ISARP).

08/2008: We welcome Anke Seidel, M.A., as graduate student in the Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program and latest addition to our research program.

06/2008: The Research Program has just been awarded the NIH R01 grant “Targeting CO2 levels in breathing training for asthma”, Co-Principle Investigators are Thomas Ritz and Alicia Meuret, Co-Investigators are David Rosenfield, PhD, at the Department of Psychology, SMU and Mark Millard, M.D., at Baylor University Medical Center.

06/2008: The Russell & and Beth Siegelman Charitable Fund awarded Dr. Meuret $60,000 from her ongoing investigations in anxiety disorder treatment.

05/2008: Sibylle Petersen has successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis. Congratulations!

02/2008: Congratulations to Erica Ayala for winning a Poster Award in Psychology at this year's Graduate Student Research Day of SMU.

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